Where does “papegai” come from?
papegai (Old French) comes from Old Spanish papagayo, from Greek παπαγάλος, from Italian pappagallo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς, from Arabic بَبَغَاء.
papegai (Old French): parrot
Definitions
- parrot
Ancestry of “papegai”, step by step
papegai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Spanish papagayo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | papagayo | — |
| 2 | Greek | παπαγάλος | parrot; a person who repeats uncritically what... |
| 3 | Italian | pappagallo | parrot; wolf; a person repeating others' words... |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | παπαγᾶς | — |
| 5 | Arabic | بَبَغَاء | — |